Texas Fishing Report, 6/23

ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 7277 degrees; 12.81' low. Black bass are fair to good on buzzbaits early, later switching to Texas rigs, weightless flukes and shakyheads. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

AMISTAD: Water clear; 7782 degrees; 60.11' low. Black bass are good on chartreuse/black RatLTraps and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on trotlines baited with perch and shrimp. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines and juglines baited with live bait. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 7680 degrees; 12.38' low. Black bass are good on crankbaits, flukes, spinnerbaits, and jigs around docks in 810 feet. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on silver jigs off lighted docks at night in 515 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs over baited brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water stained; 7680 degrees; 28.12' low. Black bass are good on watermelon JDC SkipNPop topwaters and Texas rigged grape Scoundrel worms around stumps in 515 feet. Striped bass are fair on Zara Jr's, Red Fins, and trolling Gizz 4 crankbaits near the dam. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on live bait and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on juglines and trotlines baited with goldfish and perch upriver.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 7680 degrees; 9.01' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits, Pop R's, and flukes upriver in 510 feet early. Striped bass are fair drifting live bait and trolling Gizz 4 and Shad Rap crankbaits on downriggers over 40' humps. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are good on chartreuse plastic Crickets, root beer JDC grubs and craws, and watermelon red tubes along ledges in 1020 feet. Crappie are fair on blue tube jigs and live minnows over brush piles in 1015 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on juglines and trotlines upriver.

COLEMAN: Water clear; 7579 degrees; 15.36' low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red and watermelon green spinnerbaits and soft plastics. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch. Yellow catfish are slow.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 7277 degrees; 12.05' low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to RatLTraps, Texas rigs and watermelon/red flukes. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 7276 degrees; 38.8' low. Black bass are good on Zara Spooks early and late, midday switching to Texas rigs, Senkos and dropshot rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and live minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 7177 degrees; 18.42' low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, Texas rigs and shakyheads. Crappie are good on jigs and live minnows. Catfish are good on chartreuse (use WormGlo) nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 7278 degrees; 11.02' low. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to Yum Dingers, shallow running crankbaits, dropshot rigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

SWEETWATER: Water murky; 7379 degrees; 20.83' low. Black bass are fair to good on Senkos, Texas rigs and wacky rigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and chartreuse (use WormGlo) nightcrawlers.